Separable fastener



w. HOFMANN ,041,606

SEPARABLE FASTENER Original Filed Feb. 19, 1955 I nventov v By Attorney Patented May 19, 1936 i i it UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE SEPARABLE FASTENER William Hofmann, New York, N. Y.

Continuation of application Serial No. 7,292, February 19, 1935. This application November 12, 1935, Serial No. 49,422

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-224) This invention relates to separable fasteners ner to provide retaining ribs 4 and lugs or teats and more particularly to fasteners of this type 5 projecting inwardly from the inner end porparticularly designed for use on garments and tions of the retaining ribs 4 as shown. tapes, although it will be understood, that in With the female member I, and the male mem- 5 actual practice the invention may be used for any her 6 engaged in final cooperating position the 5 purpose for which it is found adaptable. head ll] of the male member engages the shoul- Among the objects of the invention is to proders H (see Figure 3) which are formed in the vide a novel separable fastener element together female member I by the aforementioned retainwith improved means for securing the fastener ing rib 4.

10 element to the tape or the like with which it is It is thought that the manner of using the 10 being used. fastener will be readily apparent. The male The present application is a continuation in member 6 is initially inserted endwise in the whole of my abandoned application Serial No. female member I at one end of said female mem- 7,292 filed by me under date of February 19, 1935, her, that is to say at the end of the female memand entitled separable fastener. ber free of the retaining ribs 4, as seen in Fig- 15 The invention together with its objects and ures 1 and 2 of the drawing. advantages will be best understood from a study The male member 6 is then moved laterally of the following description taken in connection and longitudinally in the female member I to with the accompanying drawing wherein: engage the shank 1 between the ribs 4, said shank Figure 1 is a plan view of a separable fastener l passing the lugs 5 with a snap action and the 20 constructed in accordance with the present inhead I0 seating on the shoulders II. The lugs vention. 5 releasably secure the shank 1 between the ribs Figure 2 is a sectional view, taken substantially 4. If desired, the female member I may be on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. slit at the end thereof which is remote from the Figure 3 is a view in vertical transverse secribs 4 to provide resiliency. 25

tion through the female member, showing the It is thought that a clear understanding of the same before it was mounted in the material, a invention together with its many advantages will portion of the male member being suggested in be had from the foregoing.

dotted lines. Having thus described the invention, what is Referring to the drawing by reference numerclaimed as new is: 30 als it will be seen that in the preferred embodi- The herein described new article of manufacment of the invention there is provided a female ture comprising an apertured tape, and a separmember substantially in the form of an eyelet, b fastener member, of female ty e, made up and the Sa is nated ge y y e essentially of an elongated eyelet extending in erance numeral l. the direction of the thickness of the tape and 35 As illustrated to advantage in Figure 1 of the through the aperture thereof, and l t draw h female member I is l n t d l ing longitudinally in the direction of the length tudinally of the tape 2 and is secured to the tape of th tapg; id fastener m mber being als through the medium of flanges provided with an inwardly directed rib or shoul- For cooperation with the female member I is der portion, of U-shape i cross t forming 40 a male membe d nated gen by the refera circular opening and a constricted seat extendenee numeral 6 t a includes, as ShOWh, a Shank ing radially from said opening, said rib or shoulwhich is secured to the material 8 in any suitd lying substantially in the plane of the tape, able manner as at On the free end the a flange merged into the said rib or shoulder porshank is a d tion and clamping the tape at one side thereof, 45

In accordance with the present invention the and a flange extending from the end of the eyelet female memher I s u t Characterized y remote from said rib or shoulder portion, and av the inner Portion of the longitudinal Walls clamping the tape at the opposite side thereof. thereof pressed inwardly, at one end, in a man- WILLIAM H FMANN, 

